Toner container including first and second rails and a shutter which moves along the rails
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1. A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising:
- a toner outlet to discharge toner in a downward direction outside the toner container, when the toner container is mounted to the image forming apparatus such that a length of the toner container is oriented in a horizontal direction; and
a shutter to open and close the toner outlet, the shutter comprising a shutter main part which opens and closes the toner outlet when the shutter is engaged with and moves along rails of the toner container,the rails comprising;
a first rail disposed at an upstream portion in an insertion direction of the toner container; and
a second rail disposed at a downstream portion in the insertion direction of the toner container, the shutter contacting two surfaces of the second rail which are on opposite sides of the second rail,wherein the first and second rails are parallel to the length of the toner container, and a longitudinal length of the first rail is smaller than a longitudinal length of the second rail.
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A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus which includes a horizontally mounted toner body mounted within the image forming apparatus, a toner outlet to discharge toner in a downward direction, and a shutter to open and close the toner outlet which moves along a first and second rail. The second rail is disposed downstream of the first rail in the insertion direction of the toner body and parallel to the length of the toner body. The longitudinal length of the first rail is smaller than the longitudinal length of the second rail.
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1. A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising:
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a toner outlet to discharge toner in a downward direction outside the toner container, when the toner container is mounted to the image forming apparatus such that a length of the toner container is oriented in a horizontal direction; and a shutter to open and close the toner outlet, the shutter comprising a shutter main part which opens and closes the toner outlet when the shutter is engaged with and moves along rails of the toner container, the rails comprising; a first rail disposed at an upstream portion in an insertion direction of the toner container; and a second rail disposed at a downstream portion in the insertion direction of the toner container, the shutter contacting two surfaces of the second rail which are on opposite sides of the second rail, wherein the first and second rails are parallel to the length of the toner container, and a longitudinal length of the first rail is smaller than a longitudinal length of the second rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toner container for use with an image forming apparatus, the toner container comprising:
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a toner outlet to discharge toner in a downward direction outside the toner container, when the toner container is mounted to the image forming apparatus such that a length of the toner container is oriented in a horizontal direction; and a shutter to open and close the toner outlet, the shutter comprising a shutter part which opens and closes the toner outlet when the shutter is engaged with and moves along rails of the toner container, the rails comprising; a first rail disposed at an upstream portion in an insertion direction of the toner container; and a second rail disposed at a downstream portion in the insertion direction of the toner container, wherein the first and second rails are parallel to the length of the toner container, and a longitudinal length of the first rail is smaller than a longitudinal length of the second rail, and wherein the first rail comprises a groove. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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